Jail sentences

[Twilight]

Remember to add ten minutes to Tuluk jail times, just to give the templar time enough to get through the city vs Allanak.

[chrisdcoulombe]

Yeah Its kinda looking like there are positives and negatives to both sides of the coin.  I agree my list that I copied isn't right either.  Was just an arbitrary example.  It may be overly complicated and too much work for a not very big benefit. 

[sebonner]

Back when I played in 2005 with any bit of regularity, I found jail scenes to always be really fun -- but the caveat here is that almost all of my jail scenes were initiated by other PCs with a particular purpose.  (I.e, capturing my fugitive character, torture, etc)

When I was a newer player, I made a few mistakes (particularly involving a run-in with not understanding the brawl code) and tried to play a few nefarious types.  It ended horrifically fast.  In fact, it ended so quickly that the time between when I entered the command to break a law and the time to when I either saw the Mantis (before discovering nosave) OR were half-way to jail was so short that I didn't have the real-life reflexes to even respond to it.  The spam of the ten guards appearing and subduing my characters had scrolled off the screen before I actually comprehended what had happened.

My personal opinion was that THAT was excessive.  There is NO opportunity for escape, which I think may be the primary complaint here.

One the one hand, I appreciate these mechanics because I'm certain that they prevent players from doing idiotic things like trying to PK people in broad daylight in a crowded market in the midsts of a long, drawn-out fight.  On the other, I think it also discourages other forms of perfectly legitimate IC interaction because there's no give.

I think an appropriate -variable- delay in response would be most welcome.  Committing crimes in the day in the market or a full tavern will have a much shorter response than doing it in the streets in the dead of night.  Noble or ritzy regions are prioritized over the commons.  Guards should not be immune to hide/sneak (if they are already).  Allow people to bribe guards PRIOR to a crime.  Allow them to bribe guards once in jail.  Have longer WANTED times and jail time to compensate.

Just some ideas pitched out there.

[Inks]

What you are after already exists in game. In terms of the night thing.

[musashi]

Bribing people prior to a crime or while in jail is also totally viable. Militia PC's don't get paid much as I understand it